The Sudanese Armed Forces announced on Friday that they have secured control of al-Mazroub in North Kordofan state following heavy combat against the Rapid Support Forces. According to military statements, the operation resulted in casualties and vehicle losses for the RSF, and the armed forces called on residents in newly controlled areas to resume normal activities.
A military source characterized al-Mazroub as the RSF’s primary stronghold in North Kordofan, with strategic importance for regional supply lines. Army Special Forces spokesman Mohammed Deidan indicated that the location’s position connecting North Kordofan and West Kordofan states makes it valuable for efforts to disrupt enemy logistics and movement across the region.
The Kordofan region has emerged as a major theater of conflict since late 2025, with fighting intensifying substantially over recent months. The expansive territory, which includes three states, sits at the intersection of opposing controlled zones—between army-held areas in the center and RSF-controlled territories in Darfur to the west. Since the conflict began in April 2023, approximately one-fifth of all recorded attacks in Sudan have occurred in Kordofan, with the army maintaining dominance in northern areas while the RSF controls western sections and South Kordofan remaining disputed.
The fighting reflects broader tensions beyond the army-RSF divide. Last month, the Sudan Doctors Network attributed an artillery strike on the town of Dilling in South Kordofan to the RSF-allied Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), a breakaway faction of South Sudan’s governing party. The SPLM-N, led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, has formally allied with the RSF and participates in the RSF-led parallel government structure in Sudan.
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